Blaine’s Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 25, 2026): Famous Living Singer

Q: Name a famous living singer whose first and last names together have four syllables. The second and fourth syllables phonetically sound like things a dog walker would likely carry. What singer is this?

A very timely puzzle.

Edit: The singer’s birthday is January 25, 1981.

A: ALICIA KEYS –> LEASH, KEYS
We’re not going to quibble over syllabification of Alicia as A‑leesh‑a versus A‑lee‑sha, are we?